Only Silk is Silk: For the Student of Silk
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An educational booklet from the International Silk Association introducing silk to students. It covers the legend of silk's discovery by the Chinese empress Hsi-Ling-Shi, sericulture in Japan, the life cycle of the silkworm, and the reeling, throwing and dyeing of raw silk. It also surveys silk in fashion and home decorating, gives care and sewing instructions, includes a glossary of silk fabric terms, and closes with a reading list of periodicals, books and dictionaries.
- Type
- Other
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 6
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